Credit card skimmers found at gas station

Wednesday

Detectives are investigating reports of credit card skimmers found on two pumps at an area gas station.

The skimmers, used to steal credit card information, were found at the Country Corner Texaco on N.C. 150 east of Lincolnton.

Lincoln County Sheriff's Detective Richard Calhoun was notified of the reported fraud on May 2 by People's Bank, which told him they had several victims in Lincoln County regarding financial card fraud taking place in Florida. The bank told the detective that the gas station was the common point of purchase with all the victims of the fraud.

Skimmers were removed and seized by detectives. It's believed they were placed there on or before March 27.

The skimmers found are placed inside gas pumps and aren't visible from the outside, according to investigators.

Calhoun recommended customers use their financial cards as credit rather than inputing their PIN numbers in a debit-based purchase.

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